Envoy

By Kim Carey

In this her second anthology Kim Carey weaves her experiences and travels into surreal pivots of life’s mystery, heartache and magic. She bears witness to the complexities of the human psyche and the subtle murmurings of the soul and life’s longing for itself.

These poems spring from a vast palette of life; from surfing to the war in Sarejevo; nuclear disasters to Sufi masters, ancient mythology and modern love. This anthology reflects the tenderness, humour and pathos of Kim’s journey and our shared humanity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kim Carey
• Release date: Sep 30, 2013
• ISBN: 9780980440478

Kim Carey

Kim Carey has a long-standing interest in spirituality. She was raised a Catholic, then as a teenager immersed herself in Existential literature. In the mid 1970’s she became interested in Yoga and Eastern Religions and in the late 1980’s was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism.After completing high school Kim commenced a Communications Degree to study journalism and deferred her studies after completing the first year in order to travel and work. She later resumed her studies and taught English and History to high school students for two years.Kim spent one year of her life meditating on the 13 Original Clan Mothers and the teachings of Jamie Sams and has a long- standing interest in shamanism, mythology and psychology. She has been greatly influenced by the work of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ken Carey, Sogyal Rinpoche and Steven Levine.Kim is a writer, photographer and poet. She has travelled the world extensively, including touring solo as a young woman in Europe and the Middle East and later flying for many years as an international flight attendant, which allowed her the privilege to connect with the spirit, culture, people and the natural surrounds in countries all over the world. Kim is a healer. For eleven years she studied and practiced Somatic Psychotherapy and is constantly inspired by the works of David Boadella and Gerda Boyesen.Kim has a strong connection with nature which includes a daily ritual of long walks and being in the sea.The ocean is her instinctual home. Kim’s deep connection with the earth, her spiritual practice and extensive travels around the word inspire all of her writing and her life.Kim has completed the screenplay for Desert Secrets and is pursuing having this film produced.She is completing the sequel to Desert Secrets and completing her second book of poetry.

Book preview

Defy Gravity

Shake the mildew from your soul

move deep into terrains

that excite you

Defy your own gravity

Balancing on the high wire of life

allow yourself to fall

iridescent nets will

catch you

Set yourself adrift in

the uncertainty

of your dreams

Be courageous enough

to fail

brave enough to cry

then laugh again

shake open your heart

Defy gravity

Quiet

Stillness is a worthy opponent

Hydra

Under mystic night skies

across a distant sea

ancient drums beat her name

hydra

hydra

hydra

Beneath tourist trade

and fabricated freedoms

this island's myth

is bound to the stars

Grain of desires memory

combines with sand and light

Donkey trail and reverent

stone house

take me beyond forever

and

draw me close to